Atlantic City Rail Line, Dinky to resume 2 weeks ahead of schedule.

Byline: Linda Lindner

New Jersey Transit announced it has accelerated the restoration of service on the Atlantic City Rail Line and Princeton Branch, or the Dinky, announcing that both rail services will resume on May 12.

The new date is nearly two weeks ahead of the agency's target date and fulfills the commitment to have these services operating prior to Memorial Day weekend.

"Our economy relies upon our residents getting where they need to go reliably and safely, and Gov. Christie's nearly decade-long mismanagement of NJ Transit undermined the capacity of NJ Transit to fulfill that responsibility," said Gov. Phil Murphy Wednesday at the NJ TransAction Conferencein Atlantic City.

"That is why I'm so pleased to announce the early restoration of the NJ Transit Atlantic City Rail Line and the Princeton Branch Dinky Line, which will allow our commuters to get to work, school, and back again, free of disruption. I applaud NJ Transit's leadership for their efforts to improve safety and restore service. Our residents and commuters deserve nothing less," Murphy said.

"The importance of these rail lines was made abundantly clear during our town hall meetings. The needs of our customers remain our highest priority. I am pleased that we were able to restore reliable services...

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